March - Apron Strings

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The Dish
March, 2012
Can you believe it’s March. . .already? This week we have a string of 70+ temps, with near 80 by Saturday. It’s been a lovely
break in a month that typically sees 12+ inches of snow. I even saw the tips of my crocus and tulips coming up along the front
walk. Now if it would just green up everywhere else. . .
There’s plenty of color in the March kits to match the current Spring-like weather though. American Crafts Daydreams and We R
Memory Keepers Cotton Tail have variations on Spring – the former is bright and graphic, while the latter has a softer pallet and
is more watercolor in feel. Find the designer who used American Crafts to document a trip into the outdoors, while another
honored the 100th birthday of Oreo (yum!) Besides the obvious use of Spring photos with We R Memory Keepers, one designer
found it useful for the first day of school. Then there’s the vibrant color in Echo Park Happy Days with patterns that can be both
feminine or masculine – great for those Spring sports. And we go the other way, soft shades, soft graphics in KaiserCraft Blae
and Ivy, perfect for a little Frogging. Finally, Pebbles Fresh Goods caps off all that Spring freshness that a designer found useful
in her Week Eight journey of Project Life.
The rewards continue. Last month the coupon codes brought the winner’s choice of a TV Dinner. Congrats to Diane Hudson,
Carla Heslop and Erika Herrmann! This month, who will be the lucky winners. . .and what’s the prize? Wait and see. And then
be sure to join Apron Strings for your chance to win.
Layout call! Have you used your February kits? Get Pinned to Apron Strings Pinterest boards, while providing inspiration to
others. Send the link to your layout to [email protected]. If you have January layouts you’d like to share, you can
send links to those, too.
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March’s Recipe Card Layouts:
Get your creative juices cooking with examples of this month’s Recipe Card, created by Becky Fleck: www.PageMaps.com
“Hip Hop Hooray” by Kristin Perez
“Red River Mountain Top” by Jennifer Halleck
“Week 8” by Maria Swiatkowski
“Play All Day” by Nancy Longo
Year Cheer Card Kit
Tomi Ann Hill,
Sous Chef,
has created 6 cards this month! You’ll get complete color instructions with your kit. You can
see two of Tomi Ann’s creations below. To see and make your own cards you’ll have to get on the autoship list for April’s
kits because the March kit is SOLD OUT.
Smaller than a Breadbox
Created by Kristin Perez
NOTES:
• Get more out of your papers by mixing and matching: “Happy Easter” mixes Kaiser Craft and We R Memory Keepers
Created by Maria Swiatkowski
Bigger Than a Breadbox
This layout is Sketch #2 from Got Sketch 107 by Valerie Salmon
Created by Jennifer Halleck
NOTE:
• I used extra cardstock to complete “Out Takes from YAT”
Created by Nancy Longo
Table Scraps
Don’t forget that scraps make quick cards, tags, accents or altered items in just a few minutes. So before you clear off your
workspace, take a second and use your scraps before you toss them.
Created by Kristin Perez
Sneak a Taste of Next Month’s Kits
April’s Smaller than a Breadbox features:
American Crafts Dear Lizzy Neopolitan (double-sided); Authentique Genuine (double-sided); Jillibean Southern Chicken Dumpling (double-sided)
April’s Bigger than a Breadbox features:
Bazzill Vintage Market (double-sided); Lily Bee Buttercup (double-sided)
Member Info
Email: [email protected]
Web Address: www.apronstringsdesigns.com
Yahoo Group: www.groups.yahoo.com/group/apronstrings
Billing Date: 9th of every month
Ship Date: 12th of every month
OptOpt-Out/Cancel Date: By the 8th of every month
Flip or Substitute Date:
Date email by the 8th of every month
Additional
Additional Items ordered by: 8th of each month for inclusion with current kit shipment
Flip:
You're subscribed to the Bigger kit, but like the Smaller kit for the current month. Instead of skipping drop an email to
[email protected] to flip your subscription for the month. **Members who are subscribed to any given kit
have first priority. Members wishing to flip their subscriptions for a month may do so, so long as there are kits available in
the AutoShip they are "flipping" to.**
Substitutions:
Substitutions:
Here's what you need to know about Substitutions within your AutoShipped kits.
• What does this mean? It means that you can substitute one pack out of your upcoming kit, for a pack from an
available, same-sized, past kit. Limited to one pack per kit and substitutions can only be made from past kits that
are the same as your autoship: i.e. Bigger than a Breadbox packs for past Bigger than a Breadbox packs.
• Send an email ([email protected]) about which pack within the upcoming kit you’d like to sub-out
and what pack from a past kit you’d like to sub-in.